Democrats Are Keeping Their Promises to Students
February 11th, 2008College Democrats of America president Lauren Wolfe has a nicely written opinion piece on The Huffington Post explaining what congressional Democrats have been accomplishing for students.
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Bush’s Healthcare Veto
October 7th, 2007from Thursday, October 4th’s Washington Post:
President Bush yesterday vetoed a $35 billion expansion of a popular children’s health insurance program, a move that left him as politically isolated as he has ever been and had even Republican allies questioning his hard-line strategy.
Bush advisers said they remain hopeful that they can secure an extension of the 10-year-old program with a lower price tag, saying they want to open negotiations soon.
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Students Attend National College Democrats Convention
August 1st, 2007The Tennessee delegation left for Columbia, S.C. via several carpools and a couple airports. For some of us it was an easy 4 to 5 hour drive, but for some it took more like 12 (driving from D.C.). By 1 p.m. everyone had arrived safely at the University of South Carolina (USC was the host site for the convention).
A few delegates arrived in S.C. in time to attend the CDA National Council meeting (the NC is similar to an executive committee or legislative body of some organizations) where Tennessee cast the tie-breaking vote in the NC elections. What is it with close elections and Tennessee being put on the spot?
There were a few other closed sessions that day for state federation officers and chapter presidents; I’ll not go into the mind-numbing details (you’re welcome).
Margaret Franklin, Kristen Spires, and Charlotte Kimsey.
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Tennessee Federation of College Democrats to hold 2007 Spring Conference
February 20th, 2007NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Federation of College Democrats would like to announce plans to hold its 2007 Spring Conference in Nashville on March 31st. The purpose of the conference is to organize and train chapters and to develop a statewide strategy for strengthening the infrastructure of the College Democrats in Tennessee.
“College Democrats are coming out of the wood work on Tennessee campuses like I’ve never seen before,†said Alex Youn, TFCD President. “We hope to have the most productive conference in the history of our organization.â€
“This conference will provide the tools necessary for local chapters to grow and prepare for the coming elections.â€
Participation from all College Democrats chapters across the state is encouraged. Those who attend will have the opportunity to participate in breakout sessions on a variety of issues, including: chapter development, fundraising, and voter registration.
The summit will be held on Saturday, March 31st. We ask that all those attending plan on staying in Nashville from 9 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
To attend the summit, we ask that you visit the following website and complete the registration form:
http://www.tfcd.org/2007-spring-conference/
For more information, please contact:
Adam Green, Communications Director [agreen@tfcd.org]
About the TFCD
The Tennessee Federation of College Democrats is a group designated to unite, lead and coordinate chapters of College Democrats of America on college campuses throughout Tennessee.
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Anticipating the SOTU…
January 23rd, 2007From the Washington Post:
President Bush tonight will try to change the subject — and will fail.
That’s the consensus of the Washington press corps, which is nearly unanimous today in describing a badly weakened president desperate to boost his standing by talking about anything but Iraq.
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